''Plakothira'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Loasaceae
Loasaceae is a family of 15–20 genera and about 200–260 species of flowering plants in the order Cornales, native to the Americas and Africa. Members of the family include annual, biennial and perennial herbaceous plants, and a few shrubs an ...
.
Its native range is
Marquesas
The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' ( North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in t ...
.
Species:
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Plakothira frutescens
''Plakothira'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.
Its native range is Marquesas
The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' ( North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meani ...
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Plakothira parviflora
''Plakothira'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.
Its native range is Marquesas.
Species:
*''Plakothira frutescens
''Plakothira'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.
Its native r ...
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Plakothira perlmanii''
References
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Loasaceae
Cornales genera
Endemic flora of the Marquesas Islands